Baby-dressing cabinet



Jan. 1925- 1,522,038

- R. H. STITES BABY DRESSING CABINET Filed May 1. 1923 gnve'nloz Patented Jan. 6, 1925.

RAYMOND H. STITES;-GF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO TINY-(DOTS FURNITURE 00., OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, A FIRM COMPOSED'OE CARL E. SWENSON, RAYMOND H. STITES, WALTER V]. WICKHAM, AND FRANK. I. LARSON, ALL OF ROCKFORD,

ILLINOIS.

BABY-DRESSING CABINET.

Application filed May 1, 1923. Serial Nb. 635,940;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RAYMOND H. STITES, a citizen of the United States, residing at- Rockforchin the county of Winnebago and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baby-Dress ing Cabinets, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the ac companying drawings.

Thisfinvention relates to cabinets, and particularly to cabinets designed for use when bathing or dressing a baby.

The object of this invention is to provide a working table, as it were, which is particularly useful when the baby is being bathed orwhere its clothes are being changed and which is so constructed as to place within easy reach of the mother all of the necessary articles to perform the work.

A further object is to provide a bathing cabinet of this character in which there is a canvas'tray, which in its normal position extends over the bath tub or the space wherein the tub is placed and upon which the babyma y be laid when the baby is being dried or in changing its clothes, etc., this canvas tray, however, when it is turned up acting to prevent water from the bath tub splashing against the wall and also acting to prevent the water from the bath tub from splashing against drytowels hangingup'on the rack back of the tray.

A still further object in this connection is to provide a canvas tray which is readily removable entirely from the frame of the structure so as to permit it to be readily cleaned. V

Another object is to provide a device of this character wherein the bath tub is readily removable after having been used and in which there is a front piece adapted to be turnedup to simulate a drawer and extend across the space occupied by the bath tub.

Still another object is to providea device of this character which isvery simple, effective andconvenient for the purpose described. r r 7 My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view 01? a bath tub constructed in accordance with my invention;

cabinet of the character described which.

consists, generally speaking, of a table hav 1ng supporting legs, the table having its top formed with a substantially oval opening and means being disposed below this opening for supporting a bath tub in position. The back of the table" or cabinet is extended upward to form a rackfor the support of towels, etc, and above this rack there are'one or more drawers designed to contain the articles necessary for dressing the baby. A shelf at one side is' hinged to the top and is adapted to be turned up into a horizontal position to support awash basin or into a depending position.

In detail it will be seen that the cabinet consists of two forward legs 10 and two rear legs 11 and these rear legs 11 extend upward above the forward legs; The forward and rear legs are connected by the upper forwardly and rearward'ly extending rails 12 at the top of the legs and by the transversely extending braces 13. These braces 13' support a shelf 14 which is shown as narrower than the braces 13 but may be of any suitable size. The legs 11 at their upper ends support a transverse shelf 15 and carried by said shelf and by the legs is" a drawer casing 1-6-divided into two separate parts by a transverse partition and supporting two drawer's fl Attached to the legs 10" and I1- andextending rearwardl'y from the front legs at the upper ends thereof are the rails 18 having a'ttache'd thereto the cleats '19.

The table top 20 iscut outat it"s'center so as to leave a rectangular opening, and fitting in this rectangular openingfare 'the two s'pl'a'sh' drain sections 21. both alike. of a thin metallic sheet of enameled metal, the inner margin of each section beingconcavely curved and this inner margin is downwardly flanged, as at 22; The outer These are These sectronsaare each made margin of each section 21 is upwardly detlected so as to form a rim 23 extending horizontally outward. The table 20 is rab heted at 2 1 to receive this rim 23 so that the sections 21 when in place in the table fit snugly to their seats and define an approximately elliptical opening immediately above the bath tub. These sections 21 may be removable but are preferably fixed and when in place act to drain all the water downward into the bath tub which is disposed imn'iediately below these sections.

The bath tub 25 has a rim 26 which is adapted to rest upon the cleat 19 so that the bath tub may be entirely supported by these cleats 19. Adapted to be disposed over the enameled iron sections 21 and to fill the space defined by the rabbets 2 1 is a canvas tray 27. This tray is of heavy duck or canvas stitched to a rectangular frame 2- of metal. This tray is not attached to the structure at all but merely rests within the space defined by the rabbet 2a. When this trayv is lowered so as to extend over the splash drain sections 21 it forms a support for the baby in being washed or dressed, but wien the child is being given its bath this tray is to be raised to the position shown in Figure 1 and, therefore, acts to prevent water from splashing from the tub onto the wall or onto clean towels which may be hung upon the rod 29. The tray is: held in its raised position by means of a catch. This catch consists of the base or leaf 3O bifurcated at one end and rolled to form a beat and detent which is pivoted to this bead. The catch extends above its pivotal point, as at 33, and bears against the upper edge of the lower board of the drawer casing 16. When the tray is turned up to an approximately vertical position. the upper margin of the tray will force the depending portion of the catch 32 inward to allow the tray to pass and then when the tray is released the weight of the upper portion of the tray will force the depending portion outward and the upper portion of the catch will bear against the lower board of the drawer casing 16 and the tray will be held from falling down-- ward until intentionally released.

It is desirable to provide means for con cealing the space within which the bath tub is placed so that this space will look like a drawer, and to this end I provide a panel M which has a knob upon its front face and is designed to simulates drawer front, this being swingingly supported from the plates 18 or inside rails by means of supporting hangers Each of these hangers is formed of st 'ap iron and is angularly bent at one end, this end being fastened by screws to the inner face of the panel. The opposite end of the iron 35 is pivoted to the member 18. The inner face of this erably panel carries the cross pieces or cleats 36 and the block 37. It is to be understood, however, that this panel does not support the tub but that the tub is entirely supported by its flange and that there is a clearance between the panel and the bottom of the tub. hen the tub 25 is in place or removed, the panel may be turned up into its vertical position and will bear against the ends of the inside rail 18, and this panel is held in this position by means of a latching device, as illustrated in Figure 4-, which comprises a keeper 38 1nounted in a recess on the under face of the table top, this keeper extending inward and upward at an angle. On the inside face of the panel 34L there is attached a spring leaf 39, the upper end of which is outwardly and downwardly curved so as to engage over the keeper. To this spring leaf is at tached a push button 10 which extends outward through an opening in the panel 3 1. l hen this panel is closed and it is desired to open the panel, it is only necessary to push in on the push button 10 and this will shift the upper end of the spring leaf inward, detaching its hooked end from the keeper 38, whereupon the panel may be lowered. hen the panel is raised, however, the spring leaf will spring back so as to pass the keeper and will then spring into engagement with the keeper in an obvious manner.

Hinged to one end of the table top 20 is a shelf 11, this shelf being so hinged that it may drop down to a vertical position and acting to support this shelf is a sectional brace l2 composed of the two sections which are pivoted to each other, this brace being so constructed that when the table top is turned to a horizontal position the sections of the brace cannot break at the joint but will hold the table top supported. The details of this brace form the subject-matter of another application filed of even date herewith and it is not believed necessary, therefore, to particularly describe the brace.

,Detachably engaged with the side edge o the shelf 11 is a soap dish 43. The soap tray is made removable principally to facilr tate cleaning. hen the shelf is dropped, the soap dish hangs vertical with the shelf, though, of course, the soap must be removed before dropping the shelf. The rod 29 is designed to support towels, wash cloths, etc., and obviously when the tray 2'? is turned up to the position shown in Figure 1 it will protect the dry towels from being splashed as well as protect the wall from being splashed. In order that the tray may be readily lifted, a small tab is sewed to the margin of the tray on its upper face. Pi lower towel rack 29 is pref disposed between the legs 10.

ll ii lilo It will be seen that a? device of this kind is very convenient and that after the child has outgrown itsuse it-is only necessary to provide a top which will extend over the table top in order to convert the structure into a dressing table orwash basin stand. It will be seen that the stand is thoroughly substantial and sanitary. The tub is adapted to be entirely removed and not merely drained, as is the case with other devices of this character known to me. The canvas tray, because of the fact that it can be removed, may be kept entirely clean and sanitary. Inasmuch as the canvas tray is disposed over an opening in the table top, the canvas or duck will yield slightly when the baby is laid thereon so as to form a comfortable support for the baby. This canvas tray is made from soft white double filled duck, and inasmuch as the tray is entirely removable from the cabinet it is obvious that the tray may be turned over if desired and one side used for the purpose of supporting the baby when being dried or when its clothes are being changed and then this stained side of the tray may be turned downward and the clean side of the tray turned upward. The cabinet is to be of such height that the table will be convenient for the mother in'washing the child.

I claim 1. In an article of furniture of the character described, a table top having a rectair gular opening, the margin of the opening upon the upper face of the top being rabbeted, a thin metallic members disposed to fit in the rabbeted table top and formed to define an elliptical opening, means for supporting a bath tub below this metallic member, a tray consisting of a rectangular frame, a textile webbing fastened to the frame, the tray being adapted to be disposed within the rabbeted upper face of the table top and extend over the metallic member and the bath tub, and means for supporting the tray in an approximately vertical position.

2 An article of furniture of the character described comprising a table top formed with a rectangular opening and having four legs, two of the legs at the rear of the table top extending upward above the table top and supporting a drawer easing, drawers within the casing, a sectional drain board of thin metal supported within the rabbet of the table top and cut away to define when in place an elliptical opening, means disposed below the table top for supporting a bath tub beneath the elliptical opening in the drain board sections, a tray formed of a rectangular frame, a canvas webbing attached to the frame, the tray being adapted to fit within the rabbeted portion of the top or to be raised to an approximately vertical position, and means upon the drawer casing for supporting the tray in this vertical position;

3. An article of furniture of the char acter described comprising a table top formed with a rectangular opening and having four legs, two of the legs atthe rear of 'thc table top extending upward above the table top and supporting a drawer casing, drawers within the casing, a sectional drain board of thin metal supported within the rabbet of the table top and cut away to define when in place an elliptical opening, means disposed below the table top for supporting a bath tub beneath the elliptical opening in the drain board sections, a tray formed of a rectangular frame, a canvas webbing attached to the frame, the tray being adapted to fit within the rabbeted portion of the top or to be raised to an approximately vertical position, and means upon the drawer casing for supporting the tray in this vertical position, said means consisting of a pivoted catch movable freely in one directionto permit the tray. to pass the catch but held from movement in. the opposite direction.

4:. An article of furniture of the character described comprising a table top having a rectangular opening, a thin metallic member disposed to rest on the tabletop and having an elliptical opening therein, means for supporting a bath tub below this metallic member, a tray consisting of a rectangular frame, a webbing fastened to the frame, the tray being adapted to be disposed upon and extend over the metaliic member and the bath tub, and means for supporting the tray in an approximately vertical position on the table top at the rear of the metallic member.

6. An article of furniture of the character described comprising a table top having an opening, legs supporting the table top, rails attacl'ied to the legs at opposite ends of the table and below the table top. a bath tub having a rim adapted to be engaged with said rails, and hangers pivoted to the rails and a panel attached to said hangers and adapted to be shifted into po-- sit-ion to extend across the front of the article between said legs to thereby conceal the space immediately beneath the table top or be shifted into a horizontal position beneath the bath tub 6. An article of furniture of the character described comprising a table top having four legs attached thereto, two of the legs at the rear of the table top extending above the tabletop, a drawer frame supported upon the upper ends of said legs, the table top being rectangular in form and having a rabbeted margin, a drain board formed in two thin metallic sections, the margins of the sections being deflected to fit said rabbet and the sections when in place defining an elliptical opening, a tray consisting of a rectangular metallic frame, a canvas Webbing attached to the frame, the tray being; adapted to be turned down into said rabbet of the top and extend over said drain board sections or turned up- Ward with its upper edge immediately beneath the drawer frame, catch on the drawer frame adapted tosupport the tray in its vertical position, means disposed be- 10 low the table top for supporting; a bath tub beneath the opening in the drain board sections, and a panel adapted to be turned up in front of said space and latched to the table top.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afl ix my signature RAYMOND H. STITES. 

